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Trump and Clinton Voters Diverge on Who’s Winning in Today’s Economy

WSJ/NBC poll finds a split in how respondents think certain groups are faring

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Dante Chinni

Sept. 15, 2017 2:16 p.m. ET

Economic optimism has risen in recent months. But Americans have sharply divergent views of who is doing well in the economy, differences that correspond with their political views, a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found.

People who voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton last year tend to believe the economy is working well for whites and for men. Voters who backed Republican President Donald Trump, on the other hand, think women and people in metropolitan areas are among the winners.